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Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora risk

Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to the multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the U.S. Products with the potential to be contaminated with the diarrhea-causing parasite were ...
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Mexico ministries investigate cyclospora linked to Mexican farm

By Emily Green MEXICO CITY, July 18 (Reuters) - Mexico's health and agricultural ministries announced they are investigating a large outbreak of a foodborne illness in the U.S. linked to iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico and sold at Taco Bell. Cofepris, Mexico's sanitary regulator, and ...
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Chicago delays vote on parking meter sale, risks litigation

(The Center Square) - A long-awaited vote from the Chicago City Council to move forward with approving the sale of the city's parking meter infrastructure between two private entities has again been delayed. ...
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Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo, with more than 12 attacks recorded

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers have been recorded during Congo's Ebola outbreak as safety fears restrict the response at the epicenter in Ituri province, authorities said Saturday. Many unpaid health workers and other frontline workers ...
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Women are dying in Africa as US ramps up its global battle against abortion

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) - For decades, U.S. anti-abortion groups have lobbied domestically and abroad for restricting access to abortion. In the U.S., their biggest success was the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Now, the Trump administration is delivering new momentum to the movement exporting ...
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Takeaways from AP’s report on the impact of US aid restrictions on reproductive rights in Africa

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) - The abortion debate in America is putting lives of women thousands of miles away at risk, particularly in Africa. For decades, U.S. anti-abortion groups have lobbied for more restrictions on abortion at home and abroad. This year, the Trump administration delivered ...
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Novo Nordisk to launch lower-cost Ozempic copy in South Africa

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, July 17 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk will launch a more affordable authorised copy of its Ozempic diabetes drug in South Africa later this month, partnering with healthcare company Acino to expand patient access. The medicine, which uses the same semaglutide active ingredient ...
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Michigan reports 5,002 cyclosporiasis cases as officials seek outbreak source

July 17 (Reuters) - Michigan health officials reported 5,002 cases of cyclosporiasis on Friday, up 690 cases from a day earlier, as investigators continued efforts to identify the source of the unusually large outbreak of the intestinal illness. The outbreak has led to 102 hospitalizations ...
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Factbox-US restaurant chains hit by foodborne illness outbreaks

July 17 (Reuters) - Foodborne illness outbreaks have repeatedly disrupted U.S. restaurant chains, triggering recalls, lawsuits and heightened regulatory scrutiny while pressuring customer traffic and sales. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that Taco Bell, owned by Yum Brands, will stop using ...
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Cut the number of choices you make each day. Your brain will thank you

Jeans that fit perfectly. The ideal Netflix show for a Tuesday night. Your one and only soulmate. Modern life promises that with enough options, you will happily find the best of everything. But behavioral scientists say the increasing flood of choices - whether it comes ...
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Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago

COLORADO CITY, Colo. (AP) - The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead. Kyle Bylin discovered his ...
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Judge blocks South Dakota abortion advertising ban against nonprofit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota cannot enforce its abortion advertising ban against a reproductive health nonprofit, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler issued a preliminary injunction blocking South Dakota from enforcing the recently adopted state law against New ...
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